Ericka's Blog
Reflections and conversations on life
Crossfit Athlete Spotlight: Arturo Castellanos
Arturo looking awesome doing a bad ass muscle up!I've been doing Crossfit for about a year now. I first heard about the sport back in 2008 but didn't pay much attention -- thinking it was just another version of P90X. Wrong. After I started crossfitting, I fell in...
Rock n’ Roll Half Marathon 2013
So, Rock n' Roll half marathon -- we met again. I did not conquer all this year but I have never regretted a race. Despite feeling achy and slow during this 13.1, I still enjoyed being in the midst of it all.After completing Crossfit Open WOD 13.2 on Thursday morning,...
A 3:13 Marathon In the Bag
Rocking yesterday's Shamrock Marathon!!Today's post is dedicated to my sister, Lindsey, who yesterday ran a 3:13 marathon -- crushing her PR by 11 minutes after having worked extremely hard over the last three months to master training to get her to this moment.Who...
SXSW Lessons and Awesomeness!
I didn't get the chance yet to fill you in a bit more about my time at South by Southwest (SXSW) last week. It was...in a word, awesome.I'd been hearing about this conference for YEARS and never knew if I'd have the chance to go. Thankfully, I got the chance this year...
11 Books For Spring 2013
It's been forever since I did a book post but I wanted to share with you what I've been reading in the past few months. I love sharing my favorites with you because reading is such a passion of mine. Passing on the gems to new people makes me happy :)I'm pretty good...
You Can’t Convince A Marathon
Photo from last year's DC Rock n' Roll Half-Marathon"You can't convince a marathon you've trained; if you haven't, it will reveal your lie, and harshly." -- Recovering addict who found runningThis weekend, I'm slated to run my second DC Rock n' Roll Half-Marathon.I...